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Obama singles out Australia on economy

CANBERRA, March 15 AAP - US President Barack Obama has singled out Australia as a country taking appropriate action in the face of the global economic crisis.

Mr Obama mentioned Australia along with the economic heavy-hitters of China, the UK and the US.

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Stimulus packages will help retailers tread water

CANBERRA, March 11 AAP - The federal government's stimulus measures will enable retailers to tread water in what is an increasingly ugly economic backdrop, a leading independent forecaster says.

Centrelink will start doling out payments to families from Wednesday as part of the government's $42 billion nation-building package, while taxpayers earning less than $100,000 will start receiving their cash handouts next month.

MELBOURNE, March 8 AAP - Economists are divided over whether Australia can avoid a recession after December quarter data showed the first contraction in economic growth in eight years.

Last week's figures showed a 0.5 per cent drop in gross domestic product (GDP) in the December quarter, although the economy has so far avoided a "technical" recession after September quarter GDP rose by 0.1 per cent.More...

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Metro Melbourne rocked by magnitude 4.6 tremor

MELBOURNE, March 6 AAP - The centre of Melbourne has been rocked by an earth tremor, with residents reporting buildings shaking across the metropolitan area.

Geoscience Australia, which monitors earthquake activity, said the tremor measured magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale, with the epicentre at Korumburra, about 90km southeast of Melbourne.More...

The 54-year-old One Nation founder is contesting the Gold Coast hinterland seat of Beaudesert in the March 21 Queensland state election.More...

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Teenagers charged after violent school rampage

SYDNEY, March 2 AAP - Four teenagers allegedly terrorised students and staff with a tomahawk and a machete during a glass-smashing rampage at a Sydney private school.

Trinity Catholic College in Auburn went into lockdown about 8.15am (AEDT) on Monday after the school canteen, a car and glass noticeboards were destroyed.More...

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More job cuts as govt and opposition brawl over stimulus

CANBERRA, Feb 26 AAP - The federal government has been accused of creating panic after a senior minister said no one's job is safe.

There was more bad news on Thursday with commercial property manager Lend Lease announcing it would cut 340 jobs in Australia, a day after Pacific Brands said it would axe 1,850 positions.More...

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Australia 'may escape' recession

SYDNEY, Feb 23 AAP - Australia may escape a recession in 2009, although analysts say a sluggish housing sector and possible downgrades to state government credit ratings could affect confidence in the economy.

The world's premier economies of the US, Japan and Germany are already in recession, along with at least 11 other industrialised countries.More...

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Stimulus package projects to be fast tracked in NSW

SYDNEY, Feb 18 AAP - Infrastructure built in NSW from federal government's $42 billion stimulus package will bypass the usual planning and local government approval.

Instead, Premier Nathan Rees says the projects, including public housing and schools, will be approved by the newly appointed Infrastructure Coordinator General.More...

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Stimulus package clears parliament - now for the hard part

CANBERRA, Feb 13 AAP - The Rudd government cleared a final hurdle to get its $42 billion economic injection through parliament but the International Monetary Fund says the key now is to implement its stimulus plan.

Following a fortnight of parliamentary wrangling, the government can now begin spending its $42 billion package of cash handouts and infrastructure investment after securing the passage of legislation through the Senate.More...

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New stimulus package passes house, goes to senate

CANBERRA, Feb 12 AAP - The Rudd government will have a second crack at getting its $42 billion economic stimulus package through the Senate on Friday after a new version passed the lower house late on Thursday night.

The amended package, introduced by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, will see cash handouts to low and middle-income earners and single-income families cut by $50, a concession won by the Australian Greens.More...

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Ninety-three dead as fires continue to rage across Victoria

MELBOURNE, Feb 9 AAP - Ninety-three people are confirmed dead in Australia's deadliest bushfires that have scorched Victoria, with fears the death toll may rise sharply.

There was little rest for many firefighters overnight, with 25 bushfires still raging out of control at 3.30am (AEDT) on Monday.More...

The government increased pressure on the coalition on Friday as it prepared to work out a deal with crossbench Senators to get the nation building and jobs plan through the Upper House next week.More...

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Do or die for Hanson, but either way she's not going away

By Paul Osborne
18 Mar 2009 3:01 PM

BRISBANE, March 18 AAP - Love her or hate her, no one can deny Pauline Hanson is one determined woman.

And where that dogged perseverance has taken her, drama has inevitably followed.

Her bid for a seat in the Queensland parliament has been no different. In fact, of her many electoral races, this has been among the more colourful.

It began with a streetside launch in a small country town that generated intense media interest, but only faint curiosity from the 30 or so people who bothered to turn up.

From then on, it was the usual Hanson circus: a dummy spit on national television about being singled out for scrutiny by the media, and a police probe over her electoral funding.

But then came the show stopper - saucy nude photos purporting to show a 70s-era Ms Hanson in all her youthful glory.

MELBOURNE, March 20 AAP - A passenger in a car has died after the vehicle broke down on railway tracks and was hit by a train in Melbourne's north.More...

NSW: Guns, maps, Fahda addresses found in car: court

SYDNEY, March 20 AAP - A Sydney man accused of planning to avenge the shooting murder of his brother has been denied bail, despite pleading for release to help care for his dead sibling's children.More...

VIC: Man charged over Hodson murders

MELBOURNE, March 20 AAP - Five years after the execution-style murders of police informer Terence Hodson and his wife Christine, police believe they now know who pulled the trigger.More...

BRISBANE, March 20 AAP - A north Queensland police officer has been charged with two additional offences and stood down after allegedly failing a random breath test on Tuesday night.More...

NT: One dead, two injured in Darwin head-on smash

A man died and two people were injured in a high-speed head-on collision in suburban Darwin.More...

NSW: Nine teachers dismissed for sexual assault

SYDNEY, March 20 AAP - Every three weeks on average in NSW, a teacher is sacked for sexually assaulting children or committing other sex crimes against students, government figures show.More...

Fed:Job fearing consumers wind back credit card debt

The latest consumer figures show Australians are putting off buying a new car and foreign goods .. and would rather pay off their credit card debt than rack up more.More...

Fed:Almost 8,000 emergency payments to Vic bushfire victims made

Almost eight-thousand people hit by the devastating Victorian bushfires have received emergency payments.More...

NSW: Cash-strapped foodies pay what they want at Sobo

A fillet of Atlantic salmon followed by creme brulee sounds like a meal that would break the budget.More...

US: "Mistakes were made": AIG's Liddy

WASHINGTON, March 18 AFP - AIG Chairman and CEO Edward Liddy, who heads the insurance giant at the epicenter of a scandal over executive bonuses, acknowledged mistakes in an opinion piece published on Wednesday.More...

Fed: Alcopops tax break a "sad day": health groups

CANBERRA, March 18 AAP - Public health groups say it is a "sad day" for Australia that the tax hike on alcopops has been voted down.More...

Fed: Distillers praise, but health groups dismay over alcopops

The Distilled Spirits Industry Council has praised Family First Senator STEVE FIELDING for his opposition to the government's attempt to raise the tax on alcopops.More...

Fed: Alcopops tax break a "sad day": health groups

CANBERRA, March 18 AAP - Public health groups say it is a "sad day" for Australia that the tax hike on alcopops has been voted down.More...

Tas: Queensland teen charged over Tasmania cold case

HOBART, March 18 AAP - A Queensland teenager has been charged with attempting to murder a mother and her son in Tasmania five years ago.More...

NSW: Indecent assault charges upgraded for former coach

SYDNEY, March 18 AAP - A former athletics teacher who allegedly assaulted three girls in his care is facing additional charges over two new alleged victims.More...

NSW: Sydney survivor may have lived days after ship sank

SYDNEY, March 18 AAP - The unknown sailor who washed up on Christmas Island months after HMAS Sydney sank during WWII could have been alive at sea for days with serious injuries, an inquiry has been told.More...

Qld: Do or die for Hanson, but either way she's not going away

BRISBANE, March 18 AAP - Love her or hate her, no one can deny Pauline Hanson is one determined woman.More...

Aust economic growth at recessionary levels, WBC-MI

SYDNEY, March 18 AAP - The Australian economy is likely to fall into recession although it will not be as severe the 1990s downturn because of early action by policy makers, a survey shows.More...

Young sisters who fled their grandparents in the New South Wales Hunter region have been placed in temporary care .. after they reportedly spent days living under a bridge .. eating food scraps.More...

Qld: Police pull over Borg Express

LAWRENCE SPRINGBORG's election camp had a run-in with the law as it campaigned around Brisbane this morning.More...

NSW: Gas fired power plant opens in the Illawarra

SYDNEY, March 18 AAP - A gas-fired power station that produces 65 per cent less greenhouse emissions than one powered by coal has been officially opened on the NSW south coast.More...

MELBOURNE, March 18 AAP - Detectives probing the attempted shooting of the brother of slain underworld heavyweight Lewis Moran are working on at least two motives after ruling out a gangland hit.More...

Income test changes to create two class employee system:oppn

CANBERRA, March 18 AAP - Labor's proposed changes to income tests for federal government assistance would punish employees who individually negotiate superannuation salary sacrifice arrangements with their employers, the opposition says.More...

Qld: Police investigating two suspicious deaths

BRISBANE, March 18 AAP - Queensland police are investigating two suspicious deaths, and have upgraded charges against a man to manslaughter following the death of a bashing victim.More...

US stocks drift up on surprise jump in home starts

Wall Street opened modestly higher today after a surprise jump in US housing starts buoyed sentiment .. offsetting another round of belt-tightening from aluminium maker Alcoa.More...

New-home construction in US logs unexpected gain

The US government says construction of new homes rose sharply in February .. defying economists' forecasts for yet another drop in activity.More...

NT: Environmentalists slam mining application for Kakadu

Environmentalists say they are aghast about plans by a uranium mine in Kakadu to build a controversial facility .. only three days after news broke it had been leaking contaminantes into the national park.More...

US wholesale inflation brakes to near-zero

US wholesale inflation slowed sharply in February .. grinding to a near halt in part because of falling food prices as the weak economy sank deeper into recession.More...

FED: "Longer lasting sex" company in mutli-state probe

The company which raised a stir with its now banned longer lasting sex billboards .. says it is yet to be formally notified despite probes by authorities in two states.More...

NT: Environmentalist slam mining application for Kakadu

Environmentalists say they're aghast a uranium mine in Kakadu has applied to build a controversial facility .. only three days after it emerged it's been leaking into the national park.More...

Vic: $10m boost for tourism in bushfire regions

NARBETHONG, Vic, March 17 AAP - The federal and Victorian governments have handed over $10 million to draw tourists back into fire devastated towns.More...